Name Dropping

March 23, 2007

- Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the take-no-prisoners Democratic Caucus chairman, advised freshman members to steer clear of the feisty "Colbert Report," so Stephen Colbert set his sights on the Illinois Democrat this week. "There is a new witch hunt in Washington," Colbert said on his Comedy Central show. "First they went after Scooter Libby. Then it was Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales. And now the Democratic leadership has unleashed a vicious attack on everything America holds dear: me."

- Jesse Metcalfe of "Desperate Housewives" has checked into rehab, his rep confirms. Metcalfe "entered a rehab facility to deal with alcohol issues," Susan Patricola said in a statement.

- Terry McMillan is suing her ex-husband for $40 million, claiming he ruined her reputation during their 2005 divorce. The best-selling author, 55, divorced Jonathan Plummer, 32, after he disclosed that he is gay. McMillan's allegations include emotional distress, invasion of privacy and placing her in a "false light" to harm her professionally and personally.

- Alex Klein, former principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has been named professor of oboe at Oberlin College in Ohio. Klein resigned from the CSO in 2004 after his playing became impaired by a nerve disorder.

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The Personals page was compiled by Emily Rosenbaum from Tribune news services and staff reports.